Rocambole

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rocambole \Roc"am*bole\, n. [F.] [Written also {rokambole}.]
     (Bot.)
     A name of {Allium Scorodoprasum} and {Allium Ascalonium}, two
     kinds of garlic, the latter of which is also called
     {shallot}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  rocambole
       n : European leek cultivated and used like leeks [syn: {sand
           leek}, {giant garlic}, {Spanish garlic}, {Allium
           scorodoprasum}]